Grace Against the Clock
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4.4 • 19 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
When Marshfield Manor hosts a charity event, Grace Wheaton, the mansion’s curator and manager, is happy to lend a helping hand—until a killer makes an unwanted donation…
With the town clock in desperate need of repair, local lawyer Joyce Swedburg and her ex-husband, Dr. Leland Keay, are trying to put their differences aside to organize a benefit at Marshfield Manor to raise money to restore the beautiful timepiece. While Grace appreciates the opportunity to support such a good cause, the tension between the unhappy exes is giving her the urge to put both of the organizers in time out.
But after Leland collapses on stage during the festivities, poisoned, Grace suspects there was more going on behind the scenes. Now, she’s in a race to catch a ticked off murderer, and, if she’s going to prevent anyone else from getting hurt, every second will count…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Hyzy's engaging fifth Manor House mystery (after 2013's Grace Takes Off), eminent cardiologist Leland Keay, "widely considered to be Emberstowne's most eligible bachelor," is supposed to deliver the opening speech at a fund-raiser held at Marshfield Manor, but he collapses on the stage before the program begins. Grace Wheaton, the curator of the manor's museum, rushes to the doctor's assistance, but he soon expires, not of natural causes. The coroner determines that Keay, a recovering alcoholic, struggled with someone before that person injected him twice with a lethal dose of pure grain alcohol. An intelligent and perceptive sleuth, Grace works with the police to discover what secrets Keay hid that could have provoked his killer, while also dealing with house renovations and a former suitor. Cozy fans will be well satisfied.
Customer Reviews
Grace Against the Clock
Excellent read. I literally can't wait for each Manor House mystery to come out. Grace, Bennett, Frances and the rest of Emberstowne are such well thought out characters that I can image what each one would look like.
Hyzy draws you into their world and the story is so well written. You think you know where it's going to end and out of the blue the twist come that you never saw coming.
Can't wait for the next one.